Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Vote: Bills β Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Hon Dr NICK SMITH (NationalβNelson): The issue of synthetic drugs such as synthetic cannabis is killing about 50 New Zealanders a year, and what is even more concerning for this Parliament is those that are dying are some of the young people who have the... Read more β
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(56 Ayes β 64 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |